Chevrolet Express Complaints (1999)

76 consumer complaints on file.

#10098359November 6, 2004
EQUIPMENT, WHEELS
SEVERE ALLOY WHEEL CORROSION ON ALL WHEELS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091933September 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE LIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PARTS FAILED TO COME ON. CONSUMER REPLACED THE FUSE AND BULBS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064839March 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DRIVER SMELLED BURNING WIRES COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055127January 29, 2004
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
I TOOK MY VAN IN UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE MY ABS DOESN'T WORK. MY REAR AXLE CLANKS AND WINDS. TWO WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THESE PROBLEMS STARTED TO OCCURED. I TOOK MY VAN INTO THE DEALER SHIP RIGHT AWAY AND THEY REPLACED MY REAR AXLE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE STILL EXISTS BUT WAS WORSE AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE. THE PROBLEM IS PROGRESSING AND I WILL BE IN NEED OF A NEW AXLE SOON AND HAVE NEVER HAD ABS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VAN AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEMS. THEY TELL US THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS OR THE REAR AXLE. THEY TESTED MY BRAKES BY DRIVING MY VAN AROUND THE PARKING LOT. MY FRONT BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND THEY LOCK UP ON WET ROADS WHEN BRAKING HARD. THIS IS A 1999 CHEVY EXPRESS VAN. WE ALSO PURCHASED A 1999 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SIGHT UNSEEN AT THE SAME TIME WE PURCHASED OUR EXPRESS VAN. WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT OF THE MONTE CARLO AND IT WAS THE TREAD OFF OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AFTER TWO THOUSAND MILES. THEY KEPT TELLING US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALIGNMENT AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. JIM COX TRIED TO TELL US THAT MY WIFE MADE TOO MANY LEFT HAND TURNS AND INSULTED MY WIFE ABOUT HER WEIGHT NEITHER VEHICLES WERE EVER TITLED BEFORE WE PURCHASED THEM. PROBLEMS ON BOTH VEHICLES STARTED TO OCCUR IMMEDIATLY AND WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH TRYING TO GET THE WARRANTY WORK DONE ON THEM. NOW THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY VAN STILL EXISTS AND IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY WORSE. JIM COX WAS THE AREA SERVICE REPRESENATIVE FOR ALL OF CENTRAL FLORIDA CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER "IF IT'S NOT BROKE DON'T FIX IT" AND HE HAD NO PROBLEM STATING THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY WIFE AND MYSELF. CALLED HEAD OFFICE THAY DID NOT WHONT TO NKOW, NEVER EVER BUY CHEVE EVER EVER AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068778January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT FLAKING ON MIRRORS AND BUMBERS AND TRIM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049904December 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM 15 TIMES BEFORE, BUT HAD NOT YET RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM SWITCHED LOCATION AFTER REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047950November 13, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE BRACKET THAT MOUNTS THE SEAT KEEPS CRACKING. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER INSISTS THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN THAT CAUSES THE BRACKET TO CRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042099November 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DRIVER SAID VAN WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE MANIFOLD. *AK THREE HEAD BOLTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS LOOSE. THIS ALLOWED ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE NO. 1 CYLINDER. IT WAS CAUGHT EARLY ENOUGH SO THAT THE HEAD WAS NOT DAMAGED. IT HAS TO BE REMOVED, CHECKED FOR CRACKS AND RE-INSTALLED WITH NEW GASKETS FOR $1100.00 DOLLARS. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042875October 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN CONSUMER WOULD RETURN TO RESTART IT FROM MINUTES TO HOURS, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, ABOUT SIX TIMES. AT THIS TIME NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN INFORMED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031269July 28, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DOME LIGHT WENT OUT SUDDENLY, ALL BACK WIRES WERE MELTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023396June 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING HARNESS UNDER FUSE BLOCK AT DRIVERS FEET NOT PROPERLY SECURED BY S-CLIP AND WIRES RUB AGAINST ACCESS HOLE IN SHEET METAL CAUSING SHORT IN TURN SIGNAL OR 4-WAY FLASHER CIRCUIT CAUSING FIRE. VEHICLE IS MARK III CONVERSION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023324June 18, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM A FIELD TRIP IN OUR 15-PASSENGER VAN FULL OF CHILDREN, THE STEELTEX R4S TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AND TREAD SEPARATION. BY SOME SORT OF MIRACLE OUR DRIVER, GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, MANAGE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY ALL THE CHILDREN ARE SAFE,BUT I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE TIRES. I WOULD HAVE NEVER LET THE CHILDREN RIDE IN THE VAN WITH THOSE TIRES IF I KNEW THE PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT DUE TO THE BLOWOUT, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE REPAIR, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016167April 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED. THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKES IN 65,000 MILES. ROTORS TURNED EACH TIME. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014664March 28, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE SIDE DOOR DID NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DUE TO DAMAGED HINGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010064March 6, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009383February 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. *JB THIS WAS THE CONVERTER PLACED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TEST DRIVING WHEN HE FELT A SLUGGISHNESS AND HEARD A RATTLING NOISE WHICH OCCURRED UPON ACCELERATION AND IN THE EXHAUST. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONSUMER FELT THE SAME PROBLEM(S) AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO OTHER DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CONVERTER WAS NEVER CHANGED, ONLY THE DOUGHNUTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BY LARRY H. MILLER. ALSO, THE BRAKES HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE AND WERE REPLACED. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005800February 13, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HINGES ON REAR SIDE DOOR STICKS. BAD DESIGN. UNABLE TO GREASE THOROUGHLY. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD THIS WILL LOCK AND THE HINGE WILL DETACH FROM THE SIDE OF THE VAN. THIS IS THE SECOND OF THE TWO SIDE DOORS THE ONE CLOSER TO THE REAR OF THE VAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005796February 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
POSITIVE BATTERY BOLT CAME OUT OF BATTERY CAUSING LEAK AND RENDERING BATTERY USELESS. SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR FACTORY DEFECT. (NOT CABLE FROM BOLT - BUT BOLT OUT OF BATTERY)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004811January 28, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023358November 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER STATES IS THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WHICH IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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